Junior acting major Thomas Russell transferred to Illinois State after one year at an acting conservancy in New York.
Shakespeare scholarship helps ISU student work toward dream
Unit: Illinois Shakespeare Festival
ShakesFear event at Ewing Cultural Center, October 27-29
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival will host its third annual ShakesFear event from 7-10 p.m. October 27-29, at Ewing Cultural Center.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival runs through August 13
Tickets are now on sale for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 2016 season, which features three well-known hits: Twelfth Night, Hamlet, and Peter and the Starcatcher.
Concerts on the Quad performances Mondays in July
From contemporary jazz to a sing-along with favorites from operatic and Broadway stages, the 2016 Concerts on the Quad series begins June 27.
2016 Alumni and Friends Night at Shakespeare Festival, July 16
Illinois State University alumni and friends are invited to the annual evening at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival with a performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher.”
‘But that’s not Shakespeare!’ Brief history of Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 3rd show
Here are the five most recent examples of contemporary plays connected to the Bard that have helped the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s “third play” develop its reputation as one not to miss.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival honors the death of William Shakespeare
CAKESPEARE! will be held outside the Center for the Performing Arts on the south end of the Illinois State University Quad at 4 p.m. Friday, April 22. The ISF Touring Company will put on a brief 40-minute performance of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, Romeo & Juliet. In getting ready for the 39th season, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival welcomes theatre
Interview with alumna Lauren Roark, costume designer for Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Illinois State University alumna Lauren Roark ’11 will return to Bloomington-Normal this summer as costume designer for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. See what she has to say about her career and why she is a proud Redbird.
Shakespeare Festival focus of U-Club, April 1
Kevin Rich, artistic director for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, will speak at University Club (U-Club) on Friday, April 1 in the Faculty/Staff Commons at the Bone Student Center.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival opens 39th season in July
Tickets are now on sale for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s (ISF) 2016 season, which features three well-known hits: Twelfth Night, Hamlet, and Peter and the Starcatcher.
